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Minimum salary of $525,000 this season. that goes up to $750,000 in 2021-22.

The playoff pool goes up from $6.5 million last season to $13 million this season and $17 million for 2020-21.

Revenue sharing restricts teams in TV markets exceeding 3 million people to 50 percent of a full share.

Fines for on-ice conduct can't exceed $10,000 the first time and $15,000 for subsequent offenses.

Drug testing will be mandatory in training camp and random during the season and offseason starting next fall.

Teams must provide at least two doctors per game.

teams must hire at leas two full-time athletic trainers each. One must be on the bench each game.

A massage therapist must be available at all times but not necessarily be a full-time employee.

Player health reports must be provided electronically.

Teams must give players at least two days off during the 20-day training camp each season and play between six and eight preseason games. Players will also get mileage for driving to the arena.

Players not on an entry-level contract will get private hotel rooms on road trips.

Christmas vacation will be Dec. 24-26. If Dec. 26 falls on a Saturday, Christmas vacation will be Dec. 23-25 for that year.

Players will get at least nine hours from when they arrive at a hotel on road trips to when practice can begin the next morning.

Players will get four days off per month during the season with advance notice.

Visiting locker rooms will have standardized workout equipment and amenities effective next season.

Intermissions will extend to 18 minutes from 17. On-ice activities are limited to four minutes compared to five minutes now, with the remaining time to be devoted to resurfacing.

At least eight ice shovelers need to be on hand per game to scoop loose ice off the playing surface.

Entry-level players can have all parental expenses paid for by the team for the players' first NHL games.

Milestone award bonuses (500th goal, 1,000th game, etc.) that were capped at $7,500 are now capped at $25,000.

Teams will have to pay players' baggage fees and for more parent-son trips on road trips.

Non-entry level players will get business class air travel to their offseason homes if flights exceed three hours. Business class is also required on international trips.

Players will be reimbursed for rent/mortgage if they're traded, claimed off waivers or recalled, or if the club relocates. The maximum monthly limit is $4,000 this season and $4,400 in 2020-21. Players also must get moving expenses.

Visiting teams must be allotted 80 tickets to buy to each game, 50 of which need to be in the lower bowl.

Every team must lay at least one international game during the length of the CBA.

Players will be paid via direct deposit.

The league will lobby for the repeal of the Tennessee Professional Privilege Tax for Athlete, which charges visiting players $2,500 per game played within the state (max per season of $7,500). The league will give the NHLPA a credit for players who pay the tax after playing in Nashville.